On this week's Pacey Performance Podcast Rob is speaking to James Wild. This is James' third time on the podcast and you can check out parts one and two here. James is another speaker at the Sportsmith speed conference in March and we got him on not only to give us a teaser of his presentation, but to take us through, using a hypothetical athlete, his process of understand what is required to improve acceleration.
So in the first half of the episode, James explains what he would do when first meeting an athlete. This may surprise some people but its not a lot. No extensive profiling, no in-depth screen. We also get an insight into how James' philosphy has changed on this too over the last 5-10 years.
In the second half of the episode, James details how he takes the learning of the more subjective first phase into a more objective second phase. We hear what gym based assessments he conducts to understand areas for potential physical improvement and then how he goes about actually trying to manipulate technique.
This was of my favourite episodes on speed and was incredibly refreshing to hear James's points of view on some polarising topics.
Main talking points -
Velocity based training masterclass with Bryan Mann, Eamonn Flanagan, Dan Baker, Dan Howells and Chris Chapman
Sprint training masterclass with Derek Hansen, Dan Pfaff, Jason Hettler, James Wild and Jonas Dodoo
Player tracking; where is it going, delivering data to coaches and the importance of data quality with Andrew Gray (High Performance Manager at Cronulla Sharks)
Entrepreneurship in strength and conditioning, employability and concious coaching with Brett Bartholomew (Author, Speaker & Coach)
What does a head coach look for in a fitness coach (?) with John Hill (Sports Scientist/S&C Coach) & Robbie Neilson (Head Coach)
Is a Masters becoming expected within strength and conditioning (?) with Scott Talpey (Southern Connecticut University) & Warren Young (Federation University)
Injury risk screening; what a physio needs vs what a strength and conditioning coach needs with Adam Johnson (Brighton & Hove Albion) & Josh Hook (S&C Coach at Brighton & Hove Albion)
Training load monitoring; reporting, statistical use in reports and gaining influence with Steve Barrett (First Team Lead Sports Scientist)
Mitigating hamstring injury risk; programming, speed training & the proximal and distal approach with Lachlan Wilmot (High Performance Manager at Parramatta Eels)
Maximising transfer from the gym to the field or court with Mike MicGuigan (Professor of Strength & Conditioning at Auckland University of Technology)
Microdosing; what it is, integration with strength training, and tempo running with Derek Hansen (Sports Performance Consultant)
Sports science research dissemination and infographics with Yann Le Meur (Sports Scientist)
Fitness profiling, training load monitoring and predictive modelling with Shane Malone (Sports Scientist & PhD student) & Shane Mangan (Sports Scientist & member of Gaelic Sports Research Centre)
Understanding game demands, worst case scenarios and linking with technical outputs with Shane Malone (Sports Scientist & PhD student) & Shane Mangan (Gaelic Sports Research Centre)
Current practice when assessing athlete readiness, positives and negatives with Devan McConnell (UMAS Lowell) & Justin Roethlingshoefer (San Diego Gulls)
Identifying & deconstructing movement issues, deceleration and drill creation with Mark Kovacs (Owner of the Kovacs Institute)
Developing a solid bullsh*t filter, acute: chronic ratios, and mentoring in sports science with Aaron Coutts (Professor of Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Technology Sydney)
Realities of working in the NFL and integrating research into practice with Hugh Fullagar (Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science at University of Technology Sydney)
Acceleration; principles, programming and transferring gym work to track with Jason Hettler (Strength & Power Coach at ALTIS)
Sleep science; sleep banking, the use of caffeine, and sleep disorders with Ian Dunican (Sleep expert & Director of Sleep4Performance)
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